NEWS & VIEWS

Vision: All students receive an exceptional educational experience.

Mission: We develop knowledgeable confident and responsible citizens through inspirational and innovative opportunities.

MAY

05/20-M-Day 0

• STAR OLYMPICS DAY!!
• Book Club, 8:00a, Door 2, Rm 31

05/21-Tu-Day 1

• Walk Around the World, 6:00p-7:30p
  
• 1st Gr Water Day

05/22-W-Day 2

• Early Release, 3:00p
• Talent Show 9:00a-11:30a, Gym/Stage
• Dress to impress! In honor of the Talent Show, wear your best dressed outfit.

05/23-Th-Day 3

• 3rd Gr. Award Ceremony, 9:15a - Families ENTER AT DOOR 1
• 4th Gr. Award Ceremony, 10:00a - Families ENTER DOOR 4
• 2nd Gr. Award Ceremony, 10:45a - Families ENTER DOOR 4

05/24-F-Day 4

• LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!! 5TH Gr. Ceremony, 11:15am, Families ENTER DOOR 4
• 5th Gr Games, 2:00p-3:15p

HAVE A SAFE, WONDERFUL, FUN FILLED SUMMER!! (See you August 1st 2024)

Join us for an evening of our 2nd Walk Around the World Family Night on Tuesday, May 21st. You can "Walk Around the World" from 6:00-7:30 pm, pizza will be served from 6:00-7:00 pm, and a Folk Dance performance will take place at 6:30 pm. Please RSVP on the form below for each family member that will be able to attend and enjoy the free pizza! This will help us best plan for a wonderful evening of fun and learning!

https://forms.gle/zQo9uKwnTEgbsxJQ7

• Any changes in Pick up Patrol for your student(s) MUST be put in to Pick up Patrol BY 3:00pm.
• If your student is staying after school for tutoring, a club, or anything else it is a Plan Change to "After school activity" then in the notes- write what they are staying for in the space provided. If it is not in PUP by 3:00pm, the student will be sent home following their default plan.
• If you do not have an official car rider tag, you CANNOT get in the car rider line at the end of the day. That must be communicated through the office. You can pick up a car rider tag anytime during the year by calling or coming to the office at MG. We change tags every year. (Color and design). For the 2024-25 school year, we will have brand new tags. You can sign up at Back to School Night.

Registration is open through May 31 for the 2024 Fast Track!

This year's event will be held on Thursday, July 18 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at Center Grove Middle School North, 202 N. Morgantown Rd., Greenwood.

Fast Track s a great opportunity to help your child get prepared for the 2024-2025 school year. School-aged children will receive many of the supplies and services they need for the year. Center Grove partners with the United Way of Johnson County, several area churches, businesses, and community leaders to hold this event at no cost to families. We will also have a community resource fair to help connect families to more than 40 service agencies.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• This event is for families who believe they will qualify for free and reduced meals.
• Information on income requirements is available on our Food & Nutrition Services website.

HOW TO REGISTER:

• Please go to this link - or use the form below.
• Fill out all information for each child you are registering to attend Fast Track.
• Click “Done” when finished. You will see a message that reads: “You have registered for Fast Track 2024.”
• You will receive a confirmation via email.
• The deadline to register is May 31.

Kindergarten Online Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year is now open. Click HERE for more information about Kindergarten.

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Incoming KG students, must be FIVE years old by August 1, 2024 - no exceptions and no early entrance available.

To enroll, click HERE.

PARENTS: Please tell your child(ren) to check our Lost and Found racks for their items. If you come to the school to pick up your child(ren) for an appointment or early release, you can check the lost and found at that time. Be sure to check for lost items if you are coming in to volunteer, during Star Olympics, and Graduation. Tables will be set up with our lost and found racks in the front foyer during the last week of school. Anything left by the end of day on Friday, May 24th will be donated.

Thank you for your help!

Maple Grove PTO wants to meet the needs of our students, teachers, and parents. We want to hear your opinions. Your input will help the board create appropriate goals and ways to achieve them. Your responses will be confidential. Thank you for your response.

https://forms.gle/sUKAYdP4YbMQieD57

There have been changes in the Student Handbook regarding Dr. Notes this year. In the past, you could turn in a note for excusing a students' absence at any time. The CG Community School Corporation changed that rule starting in 2023. Please read the new guidelines taken from page 10 of the 2023-24 Student Handbook.

Reminder: If you DO NOT have a car tag #, you cannot choose to make your student a car rider in Pick Up Patrol. You must have a Car Tag # to get in the Car Line. The car tag needs to be in your car every day. If you do not have your car tag, you will need to have your ID ready.

Please be sure that all cars participating in carline are using all three lanes. By using all three lanes we prevent Whiteland Road from backing up. We appreciate your cooperation and help!

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Want to volunteer in your child's classroom, go on the field trip or participate in class parties/events? Background checks are required to volunteer at MGES. Click HERE to get to the district background check page on the website.

Need to check to see if your background check is still good? Call our district office at 317-881-9326 and speak with Krista Mennel, ESC receptionist.

*Please note: background checks are for classroom volunteers; visitors are still not permitted in the building during the school day. Volunteers need to check in at the window in the foyer with your driver's license/identification card in order to receive a badge and enter the school building.

https://mges.centergrove.k12.in.us/about-us/elementary-handbook

Please remember to have your student bring a water bottle (with their name on it) and a snack to school every day. If you would like to make a snack donation to your child's classroom, that would be great. Make sure it is a healthy snack. We appreciate your help.

Enter appointment information into Pick Up Patrol under "Early Release". (Even if you will be bringing them back to school from an appointment), you must enter the information into Pick Up Patrol. (This does NOT go into "Plan Changes". Plan changes are for how your child is going home if there is a change.)

After entering the pick up information, you will be asked for the time, reason, and the FULL NAME of the person picking up your child. You can add any other information you feel is necessary, including what they will do at dismissal.

***Please DO NOT click on the "Parent sign out" when entering your child for early dismissals.

Cut-off times for PUP

M, T, Th, F - 3:00pm

Wed. - 2:15pm

Pick-up time reminder

In order to avoid traffic and congestion at dismissal, early pick ups also have a cut-off time.

M, Tu, Th, F - 3:30pm

W - 2:45pm

PUP Support:

https://www.pickuppatrol.net/faq-parents#:~:text=info%40pickuppatrol.net-,support%40pickuppatrol.net,-QUICK%20LINKS

• Exterior doors remain locked throughout the school day. Please ring the doorbell if you need assistance.
• The vestibule (entryway) is secured. Visitors/Parents will not be permitted in the building beyond the vestibule. If you are dropping off a child or picking up a child from the clinic, you will check in with Mrs. Schneider and your child will meet you in the vestibule. If you are picking up your child/children for an early dismissal, PUP must be updated with the students early dismissal plans in order for us to allow a parent into the building.
• If you need to drop off/pick up items from school, there is a pass-through door located next to Mrs. Schneider. Make sure your child's name/room # or teacher name is on the item(s).
• Be sure to have your ID on you at all times when entering the building. We will still be checking ID's before any student can be checked out of the building.
  
• All students being picked up at the end of the school day will be a part of our car rider line.

We have many wonderful before and after Daycares around MGES. Below is a list of Daycares and their phone numbers.

Primrose Day Care--317-883-7151

Honey Grove at MG and other CG schools--- 317-887-5500

CG Kindercare on St. Rd. 135--- 317-882-7775

Mt. Auburn at United Methodist Church--- 317-535-8555

And

Adventures Day Care--- 317-888-9200

No WIFI? No problem!

Call any of the following branches directly to rent WIFI hotspot and Chromebook. Only requirement is, you must have a library card.

Clark Pleasant Branch

350 Clearwater Blvd.

Whiteland, IN 46184

Phone: (317) 535-6206

Franklin Branch

401 State Street

Franklin, IN 46131

Phone: (317) 738-2833

Trafalgar Branch

424 S. Tower Street

Trafalgar, IN 46181

Phone: (317) 878-9560

White River Branch

1664 Library Blvd.

Greenwood, IN 46142

Phone: (317) 885-1330

Adult Learning Center

350 Clearwater Blvd.

Whiteland, IN 46184

Phone: (317) 738-4677